Animated Short Film
BACKFLIP
by Nikita Diakur (12 min, 2022, DE/FR, Best Animated Short Film – German Short Film Award 2022)
I’M NOT AFRAID!
by Marita Mayer (7 min, 2022, DE/NO, Fabian&Fred, Theatrical Run USA)
LITTLE FAN
by Sveta Yuferova, Shad Lee Bradbury (5 min, 2023, Paul Maresch Produktion, Theatrical Run USA)
MARIUPOL. A HUNDRED NIGHTS
by Sofiia Melnyk (7 min, 2023, UA/DE, Silver Dragon Best Short Animated Film -Krakow Film Festival 2023)
NIGHT
by Ahmad Saleh (16 min, 2021, DE/QA/JO/PS, Fabian&Fred, Theatrical Run USA)
REST IN PIECE
by Antoine Antabi (9 min, 2022, DE/FR, Reynard Films, Best Animation Short – Atlanta Film Festival 2023)
Live Action Short Film
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY
by Francesco Sossai (17 min, 2023, DE/FR/IT, DFFB, Grand Prix International Competition – Curtas Vila do Conde 2023)
HUMAN NATURE
by Mónica Lima (26 min, 2023, PT/DE, DFFB, New Matter Films, International Grand Prize – Regard Saguenay International Film Festival 2023, Best Portuguese Short Film – Curtas Vila do Conde 2023)
ISTINA (TRUTH)
by Tamara Deni? (28 min, 2023, Hamburg Media School, Student Academy Award 2023)
IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE TODAY
by Sophia Groening (8 min, 2022, Best Live Action Short up to 10 min – German Short Film Award 2022)
THE KIDNAPPING OF THE BRIDE
by Sophia Mocorrea (30 min, 2023, Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF, Short Film Jury Award International Fiction – Sundance Film Festival 2023)
THE NEWT CONGRESS
by Matthias Sahli, Immanuel Esser (16 min, 2022, CH/DE, Best Short Film in the SOFC – Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia 2022)
A STUDY OF EMPATHY
by Hilke Rönnfeldt (15 min, 2023, DK/DE, North Ship Film, Pardino d’oro Best International Short Film – Locarno Film Festival 2023)
Documentary Short Film
LAMARCK
by Marian Mayland (27 min, 2022, Best Documentary Short – German Short Film Award 2022)
RED EARS
by Paul Drey (30 min, 2022, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, Grand Prix International Competition – Tampere Film Festival 2023)
TURTLENECK PHANTASIES
by Gernot Wieland (18 min, 2022, AT/DE, Grand Prize German Competition – Oberhausen International Short Film Festival 2023)
THE UNICORN IN SNOWPANTS SUDDENLY RAN OFF
by Philipp Schaeffer (18 min, 2022, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, Documentary Short Grand Jury Prize – Slamdance Film Festival 2023)
THE WAITING
by Volker Schlecht (16 min, 2023, mobyDOK, Theatrical
On December 21 2023, the “shortlists” of up to 15 titles in each category will be announced. The five nominated titles will be announced on January 23, 2024. The Oscar® ceremony will take place on March 10, 2024.
